triefen
[ˈtʁiːfn̩]
The verdict
“triefen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr stark tropfen, aber noch nicht rinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-triefen · triefen · German
triefen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triefen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtʁiːfn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „triefen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
triefen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁiːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr stark tropfen, aber noch nicht rinnen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for triefen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is triefen, spelled T-R-I-E-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1sehr stark tropfen, aber noch nicht rinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how triefen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Handtuch trieft so stark, dass man es nicht benutzen kann.
„Weil er vor Nässe triefte, habe sie ihn abgetrocknet, gewärmt und getröstet.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.